REVIEW: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at Fort Salem Theater

by Sierra Pasquale There’s blood on the barber’s chair at Fort Salem Theater! Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s darkly thrilling musical masterpiece, slices its way through vengeance, loss, and madness. With haunting, complex melodies and a story as sharp as a straight razor. What drives…

Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford Announce a Historic Co-Production of “Sweeney Todd”

HARTFORD, Conn. (March 19, 2025) – Hartford Stage,under the leadership of Melia Bensussen and Cynthia Rider, and TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Rob Ruggiero and Jeff Griffin, announce a co-production of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as part of their upcoming 25/26 seasons. The co-production will take place at Hartford…

Schenectady Light Opera Announces Auditions for “A Little Night Music”

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Director: Brian Clemente Music Director: Robert Soricelli Choreographers:  Spencer & Ashley Lee Producers: Amy Clark & Haley VanEtten Stage Manager: Izzy Varno Audition Dates: §  Sunday, October 16 and Monday, October 17, 2022 §  Sign-in begins at 6:30 pm. Auditions begin at 7:00 pm. §  You only need…

Barrington Stage Announces Casting for “A Little Night Music”

(Pittsfield, MA – June 3, 2022) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce casting for its new production of A Little Night Music, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The production, which will be choreographed by Robert La Fosse, musically directed by…

Barrington Stage Company Announces Full 2022 Season

(Pittsfield, MA – January 25, 2021) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, will produce a 2022 season that will feature two Tony Award-winning musicals, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, four world premieres and one of the true absurdist masterpieces of 20th century theatre. The 2022 season marks…

Barrington Stage to Present “A Little Night Music” in 2022

(Pittsfield, MA – December 7, 2021) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) (Julianne Boyd, Founder and Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that A Little Night Music, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, will be presented in the company’s 2022 season. The production will be choreographed by Robert La Fosse, musically directed…

REVIEW: The Knights Present “Candide” at Tanglewood

by Macey Levin As the world probably knows, 2018 would have been Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday,  also that of Jerome Robbins.  Bernstein was a musical genius as a conductor, music educator on television and a composer of classical music, ballets, and broadway musicals.  In our part of the world Barrington…